Edel Quinn and the True Devotion to Mary

We have been reflecting on the inner life of Edel Quinn in preparation for the celebration of the centenary of her birth this year. What went on in…

Edel Quinn and the Indwelling of the Trinity

At the last meeting of Concilium we reflected on the extraordinary devotion of the Venerable Edel Quinn to the Eucharist. Fr. Anselm Moynihan O.P.,…

Edel Quinn and the Secrets of her Interior Life

Next year we will be celebrating the centenary of the birth of the Venerable Edel Quinn. It gives us an occasion for reflecting on the significance…

Mary’s Legion of Angels

On the 29th of September the Church celebrated the feast of St.Michael, St.Gabriel, and St. Raphael. Then on the 2nd of October we had the feast of…

Mary and the Legion

The month of September is a time when we spontaneously and constantly go back to the origins of the Legion. It is not simply a nostalgic trip into…

Getting to Know Mary: The Assumption

Sometimes God gives his greatest graces in the most ordinary of circumstances. An example of this might be a trip to Mount Melleray, the famous…

The Legion and the New Evangelization

All legionaries should know that the Legion exists in order to evangelize. That means that the legionary is called to live the Gospel fully and to…

The Legion and the Eucharist

Today we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi or to give it its proper title, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Whenever this feast…

The Faith of Mary and the Legionary

The spirit of the Legion of Mary is that of Mary herself. We will always gain something by reflecting on this statement of the Handbook no matter…

Christ Lives in Me

Our Concilium meeting is taking place this month during the octave of Easter so let me first wish you all a grace filled Easter season. It really…

Mary and the Holy Spirit

One of the most important sentences in the Handbook is a statement of fact concerning the very first meeting of the Legion of Mary: 'The first…

Mortification in the Legion Handbook

This is the last meeting of Concilium before Lent begins so I thought it might be helpful to reflect on the spirit and practice of mortification or…